Arturia Matrix-12 V Virtual Synthesizer Plug-In

Arturia 1090-39 Overview

The Matrix-12 V from Arturia is a virtual instrument that models the Oberheim Matrix 12 synthesizer, the first programmable analog synthesizer that took the best features of a preset voice path and modular flexibility. The original two oscillators have been accurately recreated, with all the waveforms modeled using aliasing-free algorithms. Pulse width modulation, noise, and the FM functions are also available. A single filter per voice is employed, but with fifteen different filter modes provided. As the name implies, the software offers 12-voice polyphony and can operate as a standalone instrument or as a plug-in within your DAW on the AAX Native, AU, VST2, VST3, and NKS platforms.

Two insert effect slots are available with a choice of six effects for each slot, including reverb, chorus, classic delay, phaser, flanger, and analog delay. The software can be controlled by any MIDI keyboard, with MIDI mapping user customizable. Almost all parameters can be assigned, including a MIDI control to program a chain list to ease navigation through favorite presets. Other enhancements make operational and modulation setups easier using dedicated interfaces.

Main Features

• Recreation of the Oberheim Matrix 12 synthesizer
• Two oscillators, each offering triangle, sawtooth, and variable-width pulse wave with PWM
• Oscillator 2 also functions as a white-noise generator
• Oscillator 1 or the filter can be frequency modulated
• Single filter with fifteen modes: four low-pass, three high-pass, two bandpass, notch, and phase shift, plus four additional combo filters
• Powerful modulation matrix with twenty-seven sources and forty-seven destinations
• Sources include five envelopes, five LFOs, four ramps, three track generators, velocity, pressure, keyboard follow, and more
• Two insert effect slots with six studio-grade effects available
• Twelve voices of polyphony like the original instrument
• Multitimbral